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2003_seasonal
These individual color composite images used HST filters F467M (467 nm), F673N (673 nm), and F850LP (850 nm–1000 nm) as blue, green, and red components, respectively. Each image component was also processed to reduce limb darkening and enhance contrast, and is a blend of several images taken at different longitudes. The images for each year were processed the same as for other years so that relative temporal changes are meaningful. The first four columns display views at 0, 1/4, 1/2, and 3/4 rotations, to show the distributions of discrete features. The last column displays the longitudinal average, showing that latitude bands near 30 S, 45 S, and 67 S, have increased dramatically in brightness.